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GHSA-rqmg-hrg4-fm69: Go Ethereum allows attackers to use manipulation of time-difference values to achieve replacement of main-chain blocks
Go Ethereum (aka geth) through 1.10.21 allows attackers to increase rewards by mining blocks in certain situations, and using a manipulation of time-difference values to achieve replacement of main-chain blocks, aka Riskless Uncle Making (RUM), as exploited in the wild in 2020 through 2022.
Go Ethereum allows attackers to use manipulation of time-difference values to achieve replacement of main-chain blocks
High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Aug 6, 2022 • Updated Aug 11, 2022
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Go Ethereum (aka geth) through 1.10.21 allows attackers to increase rewards by mining blocks in certain situations, and using a manipulation of time-difference values to achieve replacement of main-chain blocks, aka Riskless Uncle Making (RUM), as exploited in the wild in 2020 through 2022.